Curriculum Design

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Curriculum Design

• Name Xavier Wu
• ID No. 9610008m
• Instructor Dr. Mavis Shang
• Dept. of Applied English of IS University

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From Syllabus Design and Curriculum Development

• The Quest for New Methods
• Changing Needs for Foreign Languages in Europe
• English for Specific Purposes
• Needs Analysis in ESP
• Communicative Language Teaching
• Emergence of a Curriculum Approach in Language
  Teaching

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The Background of The Quest for New Methods

• Medieval time
• English V.S. French (White)
• 20th Century
• The Power of British and America (White)
• The World War II
• Immigrants/ Refugees/ Foreign Students ? U.K./
  U.S./ Canada/
• Australia ? The Demand of Language-teaching ?
  An
• International Language via radio, film, and TV

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The Background of The Quest for New Methods

• Explore New Direction for Teaching ? Linguistics
  for
• Organization Structure of Language ? A New
  Approach
• Oral Approach in Britain
• Oral Approach ? Situational Approach/
  Structural-
• situational Approach/ Situational Language
  Teaching ?
• TESL/ TEFL Approach

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The Background of The Quest for New Methods

• 1950sThe Structural-situational Approach used in
  Australia.
• 1960sThe Audiolingual Method used in U.S.
• 1978sThe Audiovisual Method used in Europe.

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Changing Needs for Foreign Languages in Europe

• In 1960sThe Language Teaching Revolution
• In 1969sThe Decision of the Council of Europe
• Without Language Barrier
• Modern Language Enrichment
• The Modern Europe Language
• In 1970sThe Decision for School system
• In 1971sThe Unit-credit System for Adults

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The Communicative Language Teaching in Europe

• Before the Emergence of CLT
• Teaching Methods
• After the Emergence of CLT
• The Need for Society
• The Need for Learners

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English for Specific Purpose

• Relevance for Learners Need
• The Movement of Language for Specific Purpose
• The Concerns for the ESP Approach
• The Need for Non-English-Speaker
• The Need for Employment
• The Need for Materials
• The Need for Immigrants

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English for Specific Purpose

• The Courses at the University of Michigan
• For Foreign Students
• Language Patterns and Vocabulary
• The Publications for the Change of 1960s
• For Principles and Gradation
• For General Courses
• From Word Frequency
• From Discourse Analysis

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English for Specific Purpose

• The Publication of Ewer and Latorre in 1970s
• Sentence Patterns
• Functional and Non-Functional Words
• Based on 3 Million Words of Scientific English
• Covering Science and Technology

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English for Specific Purpose

• The ESP Approach in 1970s
• Register Analysis
• Distinctive Patterns of Occurrence of
  Vocabulary, Verb Forms, Noun Phrases, and Tense
  Usage.
• Three Categories for the Register (Martin
  cited)
• The Research Process
• The Vocabulary of Analysis
• The Vocabulary of Evaluation

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English for Specific Purpose

• The ESP Approach in 1970s
• Discourse Analysis
• Identify the Linguistic Structure of Longer
  Samples of Speech or Text.
• The Problem-solution Structure for Common
  Discourse
• Introduction ? Background ? Argument ?
  Conclusion

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Needs Analysis in ESP

• Stevenss Points
• RestrictionBasic Skills of Understanding
  Speech, Speaking, Reading, and Writing.
• SelectionVocabulary, Patterns of Grammar, and
  Function of Language.
• Themes and TopicsThemes, Topics, Situations,
  and Universes of Discourse.
• Communicative NeedsFor Communication

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Needs Analysis in ESP

• Learners Needs are Communicative Ability.
• Preparation for Learners to Carry Out Tasks
• Try to Perform a Role (Robinson)
• Learners, Teachers, and Employers involvement
  (Richterich and Chanceril)

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Needs Analysis in ESP

• Munbys Systematic Approach
• Needs Analysis in ESP Course Design
• Two Dimensions of Needs Analysis
• Specification for the Target-Level
• Turning the Information into Syllabus

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Needs Analysis in ESP

• Schutz and Derwings Summarizations for Profile
  of Communication Needs
• Personal Information Personal Intention
• Environment Stimulus Relevant Staff
• Communicative Way Speech Way
• Capacity Situation
• Mood

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Needs Analysis in ESP

• Munbys Taxonomy for the Need Profile
• 300 Subskill into 54 Categories
• A Systematic Set of Processes
• An Objective Set of Processes

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CommunicativeLanguage Teaching

• The Emergence of ESP
• The Interval Between 1960s and 1970s
• The Causation
• The Europe
• Grammatical ? Communicative

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CommunicativeLanguage Teaching

• Wilkinss Syllabus
• Semantic-grammatical Meaning
• Modal Meaning
• Communicative Function
• Communicative Syllabuses
• Functional Syllabuses

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CommunicativeLanguage Teaching

• Yaldens Descriptions for Communicative
  Syllabuses
• Learners Purpose The Setting
• Learners Capacity Participation
• Utilization Theme
• Discourse and Rhetoric Variety
• Grammar Lexicon

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Emergence of a Curriculum Approach in Language
Teaching

• Tylers Statement in 1949s
• Educational Purposes to be Sought
• Educational Experiences to be Provided
• Educational Experiences to be Organized
• Educational Experiences to be Attained

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Emergence of a Curriculum Approach in Language
Teaching

• The Argument between Lawton and Tyler in 1973
• Lawtons Statement
• Teachers Behavior for Educational Objectives
• Tylers Statement
• Learners Behavior for Educational Objectives

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Emergence of a Curriculum Approach in Language
Teaching

• Nicholls and Nicholls's Statement in 1972s
• The Careful Examination
• The Development and Trial Use
• The Assessment of the Extent
• The Final Element
• The Adoption in 1980s

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Emergence of a Curriculum Approach in Language
Teaching

• The Focuses on the Curriculum Development
• Needs Analysis
• Situational Analysis
• Learning Outcome
• Course Organization
• Selecting Teaching Material
• Preparing Teaching Material
• Providing for Effective Teaching
• Evaluation

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Emergence of a Curriculum Approach in Language
Teaching

• Clarks Statement on the Curriculum Development
• The Review of Principles
• The Reworking of Syllabuses
• The Review of Strategies
• Embodying Appropriate Learning Experiences
• The Review of Assessment Designed
• The Review of Classroom Schemes
• The Review and Creation of Strategies Designed
• The Further Research
• The Review or Devising on In-service Education
  Designed

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